Eyder Peralta
Stories
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Ethiopia war intensifies as rebels advance toward capital
The U.S. State Department this weekend ordered all non-emergency employees and their families to leave Ethiopia. It's another sign of the worsening situation near the capital, Addis Ababa.
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Politics
Sudan's military has staged a coup, detaining the prime minister
There's been an apparent coup in Sudan. The military has seized power, dissolved the government and arrested the prime minister. Two years ago, a revolution ousted longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
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There apparently has been a military coup in Sudan
Officials in Khartoum say soldiers arrested the prime minister and other leaders. The U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa says Washington is "deeply alarmed" by reports of a military takeover.
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Ethiopia's civil war may be getting worse
There is misery in Ethiopia as the civil war there continues and the U.N warns of famine.
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World
Ethiopia has launched a new offensive against rebels in Tigray
The Ethiopian government says it has launched a new offensive in the north against Tigrayan rebels.
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World
Hero Of 'Hotel Rwanda' Sentenced To 25 Years For Terror-Related Charges
A Rwandan court has sentenced Paul Rusesabagina, the man who inspired Hotel Rwanda, to 25 years in prison for terror-related charges.
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World
South Africa's Cape Town Is Currently Frigid — But Swimmers Are Still At The Beach
Cape Town in South Africa is going through one of its coldest winters in recent memory. Those who swim in the ocean water claim mental and physical health benefits.
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U.N. Says Ethiopia's Civil War Has The Country On The Brink Of Catastrophe
A civil war that began last year in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has the international community concerned as hundreds of thousands of people in the region now live in famine.
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War Crimes Are Suspected In Northern Ethiopia's Conflict Zone
A months-long government offensive in northern Ethiopia has displaced millions, killed thousands and fueled charges of ethnic cleansing.
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World
Behind The Humanitarian Crisis Caused By The Civil War In Ethiopia
The civil war in Ethiopia — which is going into its seventh month — has lead to an astonishing level of human suffering, with sexual violence being used as weapon of war.